Side wall for railway cars



SIDE WALL FOR RAILWAY CARS Filed Dec. 7, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet l -8 1939- I A G. G. GILPIN 2,168,795

SIDE WALL E'OR RAILWAY CARS Filed Dec. 7, 19:57 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Aug. 8, 1939 SIDE WALL FOR RAILWAY CARS Garth G. Gilpin, Riverside, 111., assignor to Standard Railway Equipment Manufacturing Company, Chicago, 111., a corporation of Delaware Application December 7, 1937, Serial No. 178,562

Claims.

The invention relates to railway car structure and more specifically to a side wall of an open top railway car having spaced apart upper and lower chords (or frame members) with spaced exterior of the side wall of a car in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is similar to Fig. 1 but shows an interior view of the car.

apart vertical strut-ties (or posts) connecting Figs. 3-13 show modifications hereinafter de- 5 the chords and. wall plates extending between bed. and secured to such chords, which plates have n h m of my invention i st ed t e their adjacent vertical margins formed to pro- Wall Of e c eml r ses Spaced apart pp (2) vide integral strut-ties, and wherein each wall and l w r (3) hords or other frame members plate is formed with an outwardly projecting and a plurality of W plates 4 extending therepanel (extending between the chords and the between n f min h lo retaining m n strut-ties) to increase the cubical capacity of Of the Well s Well as the Web plate of e Wall the car. Such a wall is disclosed in Gilpin Patent as a girder- N 2,040,045 of May 5, 193 Each wall plate is formed with an outwardly One of the objects of the invention is to pro- Projecting panel 6 to increase the cubical cavide a separate reinforcing element for the inpacity'of the The pp and low (3) tegral strut-tie to increase the strength thereof web of these panels merge i h plate adas a column and as a beam, which reinforcing iaeent t pp r (2) and l w (3) r element extends between and is also secured to spectively T e S d W 9- Of these p e M upper and lower chords, and a further object is merge into t e p a to ea marginal p s to provide a structure wherein the reinforcing |||2 With the marginal p s f adjacent element can be secured to the wall plates by the Sheets Seemed together y the ve s same rivets which secure the marginal portions The adleeent a s f adjacent Wall sheets of the wall plates together so that only one row are formed and Combined With a pa e ei of vertical rivets will be required, which is very forcing element to provide a St ut-tie between 25 desirable, as two adjacent rows of rivets, such as the chords 2 h usually employed, materially interferes with the The reinforclng element has a pa secu ed to fre discharge of the ladmg when t car is the adjacent wall plate by the same rivets which tipped in an unloading machine secure the wall plates together and the flange 3d further object is to so form h reinf rcing of the reinforcing element is preferably positioned element and associate itvwith the integral strutbetween the marginal portions of the l p a tie as to not only strengthen as a beam and The reinforcing element and the flange of the column between the upper and lower chords, but Wall plate are Spaced apart in the plane 0f the to also strengthen the strut-tie against lateral Overlappmg Portion of the Wall Plates and Come deflect ion or buckling under 1oad together at their outer marginal parts and means 35 Such walls must be very light, as it is expensive are provided t Secure these marginal parts to transport dead weight in a car and such walls gether- (Venous means 6 illustrated herein) must be very Strong as girders to carry the load Such a construction resists the tendency of the i and must be Very strong as Vertical beams to strut-tie to deflect laterally under load either as carry the horizontal thrust of the lading, which be am or column 40 is very great on account of the impact thereof Flgs; 1 and 2 show the Preferred the due to the movements of the car when running. W Wherem one of the walhplates 15 Another object of the invention is to provide gg gi gii gg ggi gfig 35 5. f em r in eemen a car Wan that the thereof is provided with a part 23 positioned between the 45 Secured together by boltmg nvetmg or overlapped marginal portions I|-l2 of the ad- Weldmg' jacent wall plates and comprises a portion 26 Another object is to provide a car wall wherein spaced apart from the flange 20 and an Outer the component parts can be made of pressed portion 21 in contact with and riveted (28) to the st pl t b w reelprecatmg dleeflange 20. The reinforcing element 22 is also 50 Another object is to pro a car which Will provided with a refiange 29 in substantially the dump the entire lading when turned upside down Same plane as t refiange 2 The inner porin an unloading machine. tion 26 of the reinforcing element and the flange In the drawings: 20 converge together adjacent the upper and 5; 1 Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of the lower frame members respectively (at 3ll3|) and the rivets 32 and 33 secure these converged portions together. The panel 9 of the unflanged plate merges into the plate adjacent the reinforcing element 20.

Fig. 3 shows a modified construction wherein the reinforcing element 35 has a straight portion 36 and the flange 31 of the wall plate is offset to provide an inner portion 38 spaced apart from the flange 35 and an outer portion in contact with and secured to the flange 35 by the rivet 39.

Fig. 4 shows a construction similar to Figs, 2 and 3 but in this modification the reinforcing element 4!) is provided with the offset portions 4| and 42 for the purposes set forth.

Fig. 5 shows a modification wherein the offset portion 50 of the reinforcing element 5| extends in a substantially straight line between the wall plate flange II and its place of contact with the flange 52.

Fig. 6 shows a construction which is functionally like Fig. 5, but comprises a reinforcing element 60 applied to the outside of the overlapping portion 6I62 of adjacent wall plates.

Fig. 7 shows a modification similar to Fig. 3 wherein the reinforcing element I0 is in contact with and may be secured to the web 9 of the outwardly projecting panel and wall plate; for instance, by welded material I I.

Fig. 8 shows a modification wherein the flange and the portion 8| of the reinforcing element 82 are parallel and a tension member 83 is positioned between and secured to these elements 80 and BI, which tension member 83 has an arm 84 substantially in the plane of the panels 4 of the Wall plates.

Fig. 9 is similar to Fig. 8 except that the reinforcing element is offset to provide portions BI and 92.

Fig. 10 shows a modification wherein the flange I!!! of the wall plate is provided with a reflange I02 which overlaps and is welded (I03) to a reflange I04 of the reinforcing element I05.

Fig. 11 is similar to Fig. 10 except that the reinforcing element I I I engages the Web 9 of the panel of the wall plate and may be secured thereto by the welded material I I2.

Fig. 12 shows a modification wherein the flange I20 of the wall sheet is formed with a rebent portion I2I and the reinforcing element I22 is provided with a U-shape portion I23 overlapping and secured to the rebent portion I2I by the rivet Fig. 13 shows a modification wherein the wall plate flange I30 is provided with a reflange I3! and the reinforcing element I32 is also provided with a reflange I33, said reflanges I3I-i33 being secured together by the rivet I24. Fig. 13 shows a riveted construction and Figs. 10 and 11 show a welded construction.

The strut-tie is a vertical beam extending between the upper and lower chords of the side wall and a horizontal load is imposed thereon by the plastic lading in the car so that the part of the strut-tie adjacent the lading becomes the compression member of the beam and the parts of the strut-tie furthest from the lading become the tension members of the beam and it will be noted that in the several modifications disclosed herein that the area of the tension member is substantially the same as the area of the compression 'members so that the maximum strength of the the exact details of construction shown and described, as it is obvious that various modifications thereof, within the scope of the claims, will occur to persons skilled in the art.

I claim:

1. In an open top railway car having spaced apart frame members, a pair of wall plates extending between and secured to said members to form a load retaining means therebetween, a portion of one of said plates overlapping a portion of the other of said plates, means securing said overlapping portions together, each of said wall plates formed with an outwardly projecting panel to increase the cubical capacity of the car, one of said plates having an integral flange at a vertical margin thereof closely adjacent the overlapping portions of said plates, a reinforcing element secured to said wall plate portions by said means, said reinforcing element and said flange being spaced apart adjacent said overlapping portions the outer margin of said flange and the outer margin of said reinforcing element being sub stantially in contact, and means to secure said outer margins together.

2. In an open top railway car having spaced apart frame members, a pair of wall plates extending between and secured to said members to form a load retaining means therebetween, a portion of one of said plates overlapping a portion of the other of said plates, means securing said overlapping portions together, each of said wall plates formed with an outwardly projecting panel to increase the cubical capacity of the car, one of said plates having an integral flange at a vertical margin thereof closely adjacent the overlapping 1 portions of said plates, a reinforcing element secured to said wall plate portions by said means, said reinforcing element and said flange being spaced apart adjacent said overlapping portions the outer margin of said flange and the outer margin of said reinforcing element being substantially in contact, and a tension member secured to said marginal parts.

3. In an open top railway car having spaced apart frame members, a pair of wall plates extending between and secured to said members to form a load retaining means therebetween, a portion of one of said plates overlapping a portion of the other of said plates, means securing said overlapping portions together, each of said wall plates formed with an outwardly projecting panel to increase the cubical capacity of the car, one of said plates having an integral flange at a vertical margin thereof closely adjacent the overlapping portions of said plates, a reinforcing element secured to said wall plate portions by said means, said reinforcing element and said flange being spaced apart adjacent said overlapping portions, and a tension member secured to the outer marginal parts of said flange and said element.

4. In an open top railway car having spaced apart frame members, a pair of wall plates extending between and secured to said members to form a load retaining means therebetween, a portion of one of said plates overlapping a portion of the other of said plates, means securing said overlapping portions together, each of said wall plates formed with an outwardly projecting panel to increase the cubical capacity of the car, one of said plates having an integral flange at a vertical margin thereof closely adjacent the overlapping portions of said plates, a reinforcing element secured to said wall plate portions by said means, said reinforcing element and said flange being spaced apart adjacent said overlapping portions between said frame members and coming together and secured together at their outer marginal parts, the spaced apart portions of said reinforcing element and said flange converging together adjacent said frame members respectively.

5. In an open top railway car having spaced apart frame members, a pair of wall plates extending between and secured to said members to form a load retaining means therebetween, a portion of one of said plates overlapping a portion of the other of said plates, means securing said overlapping portions together, each of said wall plates formed with an outwardly projecting panel to increase the cubical capacity of the car, one of said plates having an integral flange at a vertical margin thereof closely adjacent the overlapping portions of said plates, a reinforcing element secured to said wall plate portions by said means, said reinforcing element and said flange being spaced apart adjacent said overlapping portions the outer margin of said flange and the outer margin of said reinforcing element being substantially in contact, and means to secure said outer margins together, the outer marginal parts of said reinforcing element and said flange each provided with a refiange.

GARTH G. GILPIN. 

